I would smile, and laugh.
You would run, and buck.
Together, we were one.

And then…

The spell would break.

You would be tired,

I would be as well.

In those moments of pure joy,

My only true escape from hell.

For this, I loved you.

You stood by me,

Whenever anything went wrong.

You allowed me to play my foolish games,

Yet would put your foot down when I’d had enough.

For all of this,

And a thousand less specific things,

I cherish you.

I… Truly love you, my dear.

For Cee Cutter Linkx, the Palomino Quarter Horse who taught me
more than I could have ever dreamed of. In the last year my life has taken an
unpleasant turn for the worse, and he is… the remote of the universe to me.